by infectious blood or needles by infectious blood, sexual contact, and needles, and from mother to newborn by contaminated food and water by contaminated water only
A 62-year-old female with osteoarthritis asks the nurse how she can ease her pain and discomfort. The nurse should include which of the following in the discharge plan for the client?
maintain a healthy weight take an aspirin as needed to relieve pain incorporate high-impact exercise daily use warm compresses to relieve stiffness incorporate moderate exercise at least three times per week
A child with achondroplasia will likely have which of the following physical characteristics?
alopecia, failure to thrive, small face, recessed jaw enlarged hands and feet, skull expansion at fontanelle, enlarged tongue poor muscle tone, slanted eyes, single palmar crease dwarf stature, short fingers and toes, short proximal limbs
A 13-year-old female has been diagnosed with celiac disease. Which of the following dinner trays would be acceptable?
baked chicken breast, carrots, baked potato with cheese turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, cabbage slaw, apple slices spaghetti with meatballs, Caesar salad, banana pulled pork on flour tortillas, wild rice, black beans
After a discharge, there is a private room available on the floor. The nurse should move which client to the private room?
a 28-year-old female with Cushing’s disease a 15-year-old male with pityriasis rosea a 56-year-old male with diabetes mellitus a 40-year-old male with heterochromia iridium
A 19-year-old male has been experiencing vomiting and diarrhea for 3 days due to food poisoning. The nurse expects a urine specific gravity of
0.850. 1.005. 1.020. 1.041.
Which client is at the greatest risk of developing colon cancer?
a 83-year-old Hispanic female with a past history of cholecystectomy a 62-year-old African American male with a past history of diabetes a 70-year-old Caucasian male with a past history of cancer treated with chemotherapy a 42-year-old Asian female who follows a high-fiber diet
A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone an ileostomy procedure. The nurse expects how much drainage from the ileostomy during the first 24 hours post-op?
650 mL 800 mL 1,500 mL 3,500 mL
Due to a natural progression of aging, elderly clients have the most difficulty discerning between which two colors?
yellow and green red and green blue and green yellow and red